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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
NAVTEQ Announces Winners of 2nd Annual Global LBS Challenge
CHICAGO, -- NAVTEQ (NYSE: NVT), a leading
global provider of digital map data for vehicle navigation and location-based
solutions, awarded the winners of the 2nd annual Global LBS Challenge. The
contest challenged developers to build location-enabled applications for
wireless devices. The grand-prize winner and Asset Tracking/Field Services
solution category winner, Bones In Motion, received $60,000 in cash and
$175,000 worth of NAVTEQ Map licenses for up to one year.
Bones In Motion offers users an effortless way to wirelessly monitor,
measure and motivate users toward their fitness goals using a GPS-enabled
mobile phone. Key features of this application include the ability to:
Record time, distance, speed, location and calories burned while
engaging in outdoor activities
View activity summary, maps (street/topographical/satellite) and
speed/elevation charts on phone
Upload to personal online journal to view and share with others
Identify where others run, cycle or walk
Each category winner, including than the Grand Prize Winner, will receive
$10,000 in cash and $75,000 worth of NAVTEQ Map licenses for up to one year.
The solution category winners are:
Personal Security
Company: Clarity Communication Systems Inc.
Solution: Whereabouts(TM)
Whereabouts(TM) allows parents to monitor and track the location of their
children. Users get peace of mind knowing that they can instantly locate and
ensure the safety of their family members.
Peer to Peer/Find Me
Company: LOC-AID Technologies LLC
Solution: Loc-Aid People
Loc-Aid People helps users locate friends, child or family members. It also
allows users to locate the closest restaurant or share their location
information with whomever they want.
Navigation/Point of Interest Look Up/Traffic
Company: InfoGation Corporation
Solution: Adeona(TM)
InfoGation's Adeona full-featured navigation system provides real-time
traffic, weather and gas price information. The i-POI(TM) feature finds any
near-by POI on the Internet using user provided key-word searches.
Commerce/Advertising/Buying/Billing
Company: Smarter Agent, Inc.
Solution: Smarter Agent
Smarter Agent acquires a user's location from his or her cell phone and
instantly delivers information such as sale prices, comps, taxes and more
directly to the user's phone.
Asset Tracking/Field Services
Company: Bones In Motion Inc.
Solution: Bones In Motion
Bones In Motion offers users an effortless way to wirelessly monitor, measure
and motivate users toward their fitness goals using a GPS-enabled mobile
phone.
Gaming/Location Based Imaging
Company: Networks In Motion, Inc.
Solution: PhotoFinder(TM)
PhotoFinder(TM) allows users to manage photos containing location tags, view
them on a map and send to another phone or website along with navigation to
location where the picture was taken.
Global LBS Challenge
The second annual LBS Challenge is an expansion of the first contest that
was launched in October 2003. This year's contest expanded the potential
contestant base beyond North America to include developers from around the
world*. In addition to including developers outside of North America, the
Global LBS Challenge offered developers six solution categories with which
their applications could be aligned. The Global LBS Challenge was met with
extensive interest from developers, carriers, and device manufacturers and
further heightened the awareness of new value-adding location-based services
(LBS) to the wireless industry.
Executives from wireless carriers, hardware and device manufacturers and
other influential players in the wireless industry served as the official
judges and completed the judging on Sunday, March 13 while on site at CTIA.
The judges based their final decisions on two criteria: usability and
utility.
Sponsors of the Global LBS Challenge include ESRI, Microsoft Corp., SiRF
Technology, Inc. and Telcontar. In addition, the Challenge had several media
sponsors including Directions Magazine, Wireless Innovation Network of British
Columbia (WINBC), PDA Buzz, Handheld Computing and Location Box.
"Two years ago, the Wireless LBS Challenge was an idea. Now, with the
cooperation of so many people, it has turned into a successful industry forum
that has cast light on a host of really interesting applications. Carriers,
developers and the industry continue to support our efforts so stay tuned as
we work to shape the vision for next year's Challenge. Congratulations to the
winners and all of the semi-finalists on behalf of NAVTEQ, the sponsors and
the judges," said Winston Guillory, Senior Vice President - North American
Sales for NAVTEQ.
More information regarding next year's Wireless LBS Challenge will be
available in the upcoming months.
About NAVTEQ
NAVTEQ is a leading provider of comprehensive digital map information for
automotive navigation systems, mobile navigation devices and Internet-based
mapping applications. NAVTEQ creates the digital maps and map content that
power navigation and location-based services solutions around the world. The
Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has approximately 1,500
employees located in over 100 offices in 20 countries.
NAVTEQ is a trademark in the U.S. and other countries. All rights
reserved.
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